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    Durbe Manor (Latvian: Durbes pils, German: Herrenhaus Durben) is a Neoclassical manor house located in Tukums, in Tukums Municipality, in the Courland...
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    Durbe (pronunciation; German: Durben, Lithuanian: Durbė, Polish: Dorbiany, Russian: Дурбе Durbe/Дурбен Durben) is a town in South Kurzeme unicipality...
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    residence of George Armitstead, mayor of Riga (1901–12). Durbe manor house, (Latvian: Durbes pils) rebuilt in 1820, is a classical style palace, surrounded...
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    original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012. Tukuma Muzejs. "Durbes pils" (in Latvian). Tukuma Muzejs. Retrieved 29 August 2012. Latvijas Piļu...
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    der Pahlen. Their residences included lv:Villa Medem in Mitau and the Durbe Manor near Tukums. Christoph Johann von Medem died in Mitau on 24 February...
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    Tadaiķi, Durbe, Vecpils, Medze, Vērgale, Saka, Cīrava and Aizpute. The center of the parish is Dunalka. Dunalka Dunalkas skola Dupļi Rāva Dunalka Manor Dunalka...
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    non-Christians in the present-day Baltic states. He died in the Battle of Durbe and in his will left several of his farms to the Teutonic Order. It is therefore...
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    List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia Pavils, Gatis. "Mežotne Palace". Ambermarks. Retrieved 14 August 2012. Tukuma Muzejs. "Durbes pils" (in Latvian)...
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    there were historically Kalwen manor, Krussat-Drogen manor, Groß-Drogen manor, Tels-Paddern manor house, Perbohn manor. In 1935, the area of Kalvene parish...
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    campaigns against Samogitians and Lithuanians. Saule (1236), Skuodas (1259), Durbe (1260), Lievarde (1261) are just a few of the battles that took place. Since...
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    parish in 1990. From 2009 until 2021, Vecpils Parish was part of the former Durbe municipality. Vecpils Catholic Church Ilmaja Lutheran Church Vecpils castle...
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    population was 1,872 in 2020. Priekule is first mentioned as a fortified manor in 1483. It only began to grow as a town after 1871 when the Liepāja–Vilnius...
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    Keyserling (1855–1918), Baltic German writer, born at nearby Tāšu-Padure Manor Tatjana Barbakoff (1899–1944), ballet dancer Pēteris Vasks (born 1946),...
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  • Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1402 – Nanjing surrenders to Zhu Di...
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    economic life. The Komtur also led the Komturei of Kuldiga, which had also Durbe, Sabile, Skrunda, Aizpute, Alsunga and Saldus along with Kuldiga in possession...
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    arms. Oppression hardened as the foreign ruling class started to build manor-houses all over the country. The weight of duties to the lay masters was...
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    Cīrava Dzērve (Dzērves skola) Dzērvenieki Marijas Cīrava Palace Dzērve Manor Ķintu well Cīrava parish in Latvian v t e "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu...
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    accompanied the Prince on the journey on board the Du Teillay (Captain Claude Durbé) on 7 July at Saint-Nazaire and they were joined by French escort warship...
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  • qualification from the Jelgava Gymnasium in 1855. Teaching in the town of Durbe in 1860, she met her future husband Atis Kronvalds who also was a teacher...
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    Apriķi Lanksēži Mežgaļi Padure (Aizputes Padure) Štakeldanga Tebras Apriķi Manor v t e "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada...
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    century there were 5 city courts in Kuldīga municipality: Aizpute, Alsunga, Durbe, Kuldīga and Vecpils [lv]. Each castle district was further divided into...
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    was historically the Lielbat Manor (German: Gut Groß-Bahten), Lielbat), Vaiņode Manor (German: Gut Wainoden), Velde Manor (German: Gut Welden) . In 1935...
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    since 1795 Russian Empire. In 1879 local landlord from nearby Upesmuiža manor Otto Friedrich von Lilienfeld started extensive reconstruction works of...
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    incorporation into the Teutonic Order as the Livonian Order. In 1260, the Battle of Durbe destroyed Teuton hopes for a wide land bridge between their territories...
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    center) Mazbojas Rokaiži Tebras Valata Vecpils Ziemciems Kazdanga Palace Boja Manor "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā"...
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    Rügen Pomerania Livonia Lyndanisse Tallinn Novgorod Veliky Novgorod Pskov Durbe Karuse Aizkraukle Estonia North Atlantic Iceland Jakobshavn Reykjavík East...
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    the Order. All Baltic tribes rose against the Order after the Battle of Durbe (1260). Mindaugas officially canceled his relations with the Livonian Order...
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    architects. Other monuments from this period include various mosques and dürbes. Prominent historic Jewish synagogues have been preserved in a number of...
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